Navy News
Philippine Navy starts training program for future South Korean made corvettes
According to information published by the Philippine News Agency on March 12, 2024, the Philippine Navy has initiated training for its personnel on...
Malaysia's Defense Ministry nears agreement on Littoral Mission Ships Batch II with Turkey
According to information published by AirTimes on March 15, 2024, the puzzle surrounding Malaysia's acquisition of its second batch of Littora...
Chinese Coast Guard conducts drills with Chinese Navy near Taiwan
According to information published by China Times on March 19, 2024, amid escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the Chinese Coast Guard has con...
US Navy to build underwater hypersonic missile testing facility
As reported by Nikkei Asia on March 17, 2024, the US Navy announced its intention to build an underwater testing facility dedicated to hypersonic m...
South Korean Navy to integrate locally-made Ship-to-Air Missile-II in future KDDX destroyers
According to the South Korean official media KTV on March 15, 2024, the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) awarded a co...
Naval Group from France to build new submarines for Dutch Defense in preliminary award
The contract for the construction of new Dutch submarines has been provisionally awarded to the French company Naval Group. This announcement follo...
Keel laying ceremony for new offshore patrol vessel Turva for Finnish Border Guard
According to information published by Meyer Turku on March 12, 2024, the construction of the offshore patrol vessel Turva, designated for the Finni...
Is Japan joining forces with trilateral security pact AUKUS?
According to information published by Nikkei Asia on March 2, 2024, the United States is actively engaging in discussions with the United King...
India launches two ASW Shallow Water Craft Agray & Akshay
According to information published by the Indian MoD on March 13, 2024, the Navy saw the addition of two new vessels to its fleet with the lau...
HII awarded contract to construct REMUS 620 UUV for mysterious Pacific country
According to information published by HHI on March 13, 2024, the firm has been awarded a contract to construct a REMUS 620 unmanned underwater...
Russian Navy successfully conducts submarine destruction exercise in Baltic Sea
According to information published by Tass on March 13, 2024, the crews of the Project 20380 corvettes "Soobrazitelny", "Boykiy", "Stoikiy", a...
Austal Australia delivers Guardian class patrol boat to Fiji Navy
According to information published by Austal on March 7, 2024, the firm has delivered the 19th Guardian-class Patrol Boat, named RFNS Puamau, ...
Pentagon invests $1 Billion in Replicator drones to counter a Taiwan invasion
The United States Department of Defense announced on March 11, 2024, an initial investment of approximately $1 billion to develop a fleet of small ...
Turkish Navy frigate TCG Istanbul successfully tests VLS MIDLAS for 1st time
According to information published by STM on March 12, 2024, the Turkish Navy's frigate TCG ISTANBUL successfully carried out its first missile lau...
Germany and Norway expand naval partnership on F127 frigate project
To strengthen defense cooperation between Germany and Norway, the two countries have recently broadened their collaboration beyond the jo...
1st MH-60R Squadron commissioned into Indian Navy
According to information published by the Indian MoD on March 13, 2024, the Indian Navy formally commissioned its first squadron of MH-60R hel...
Houthi militants fire ballistic missiles at civilian vessel Pinocchio
According to information published by the CENTCOM on March 11, 2024, two anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched by Houthi forces from areas und...
Oceanology International 2024: HII unveils UUV REMUS 130
According to a PR published by HII on March 12, 2024, the US company unveiled the latest addition to their unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) l...
Greek Navy's Hydra class frigate Hydra shoots down 2 Houthi drones
According to information published by the European Union on March 13, 2024, the Greek frigate Hydra, actively participating in the EUNAVFOR AS...
US Department of Navy budget FY25 increases but by 0.7% compared to 2024
According to information published by the US DoD on March 11, 2024, the Department of the Navy (DON) has announced its budget request for FY25, amo...